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arXiv 1706.07971cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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400 K以上拓扑绝缘体中的鲁棒垂直铁磁相

Above 400 K Robust Perpendicular Ferromagnetic Phase in a Topological Insulator

Chi Tang, Cui-Zu Chang, Gejian Zhao, Yawen Liu, Zilong Jiang, Chao-Xing Liu, Martha R. McCartney, David J. Smith, Tingyong Chen, Jagadeesh S. Moodera, Jing Shi

摘要:

拓扑绝缘体(TI)在时间反演对称性破缺下出现的量子反常霍尔效应(QAHE)表现出许多迷人的物理性质,在纳米电子学和自旋电子学中具有潜在的应用前景。然而,在过渡金属掺杂的TI中,迄今为止唯一实验证明的QAHE系统,在实际相关温度下失去了效果。该约束由相对低的居里温度(Tc)和与随机磁性掺杂剂相关联的固有自旋无序施加。在这里,我们展示了大幅增强的Tc交换耦合TI到Tm3Fe5O12,一个高Tc的磁性绝缘体与垂直磁各向异性。在400 K时,TI表面态获得强铁磁性的特征是明显的平方反常霍尔磁滞回线。点接触Andreev反射光谱证实了TI表面确实是自旋极化的。在高温下的QAHE的发生,大大增强的Tc,自旋无序的情况下,和垂直各向异性都是必不可少的。

英文摘要:

The quantum anomalous Hall effect (QAHE) that emerges under broken time-reversal symmetry in topological insulators (TI) exhibits many fascinating physical properties for potential applications in nano-electronics and spintronics. However, in transition-metal doped TI, the only experimentally demonstrated QAHE system to date, the effect is lost at practically relevant temperatures. This constraint is imposed by the relatively low Curie temperature (Tc) and inherent spin disorder associated with the random magnetic dopants. Here we demonstrate drastically enhanced Tc by exchange coupling TI to Tm3Fe5O12, a high-Tc magnetic insulator with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Signatures that the TI surface states acquire robust ferromagnetism are revealed by distinct squared anomalous Hall hysteresis loops at 400 K. Point-contact Andreev reflection spectroscopy confirms that the TI surface is indeed spin-polarized. The greatly enhanced Tc, absence of spin disorder, and perpendicular anisotropy are all essential to the occurrence of the QAHE at high temperatures.

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